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one of them is syria. we sent a technical team down to a refugee camp as well as into the neighboring countries to do some interviews and take testimony from people who had been affected by the country and we found some horrendous testimony. we had an eyewitness of torture -- basically children have been killed and maimed, because of bombardment. but what we find quite appalling in this situation is that children have been tortured in detention and recently, there have been summary executions of children. we have taken the scale of violence one step ahead. including the use of children as human shields. we had an incident in one of the villages where a military bus carrying military personnel, they put the children from the village up against the windows so no one would attack the bus. taking this of violence against children to another level. >> the syrian government denies your charges and says this is absolutely not happening. how sure are you of your sourcing? >> we are quite sure because of my team th
one of them is syria. we sent a technical team down to a refugee camp as well as into the neighboring countries to do some interviews and take testimony from people who had been affected by the country and we found some horrendous testimony. we had an eyewitness of torture -- basically children have been killed and maimed, because of bombardment. but what we find quite appalling in this situation is that children have been tortured in detention and recently, there have been summary executions...
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i wish to see strong syria, the people of syria is very clever people, very friendly people. and i believe syria could be a very rich countryith a culture, with the tourism. it's a beautiful country. it's a beautiful cotry and i would likeo see syria for all of us to have a peaceful place where people can meet and people can spend their holidays. that's one thin. and the second thing i hope this does not take long. the third thing, we are not enemy for anybody, even the people in the government, even the president. we have friendship. but we are in a difficult position at the moment. we are in a difficult position. >> charlie: people are dying in the crises. >> exactly. >> charlie: thank you for taking this time. it's good to see you again. as always it's a pleasure to see you and to have a conversation that is vital i think not only to your country but also to the world. thank you very much. >> tnk you. i hope next time when we come we have lunch together. >> charlie: i look forward to that. >> my pleasure. m captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media acc
i wish to see strong syria, the people of syria is very clever people, very friendly people. and i believe syria could be a very rich countryith a culture, with the tourism. it's a beautiful country. it's a beautiful cotry and i would likeo see syria for all of us to have a peaceful place where people can meet and people can spend their holidays. that's one thin. and the second thing i hope this does not take long. the third thing, we are not enemy for anybody, even the people in the...
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syria is just meters away. the family is taking refuge at on the turkish side and they do not dare to go back home. the reports of torture have helped. >> james reynolds, reporting on allegations of abuse coming out of syria. still to come on tonight programs, benedictine monks in louisiana have banded in the middle of a fight. why have they become the most unlikely about was? nigeria is synonymous with oil. not only is it africa's largest crude oil producer, they are also one of the biggest importers. the government said that they spend close to $6.8 billion on the substance annually. >> for decades, these kinds of scenes at petrol stations have not been unusual. it is a heavy reliance on transport and cooking. they still struggle to provide fuel for their citizens. the government has announced a deal for petroleum from the u.s. to build six refineries here. in 2010 nigeria consumed 280,000 barrels per day, far below what the country's refineries produced because of poor maintenance, theft, and fire. as a resu
syria is just meters away. the family is taking refuge at on the turkish side and they do not dare to go back home. the reports of torture have helped. >> james reynolds, reporting on allegations of abuse coming out of syria. still to come on tonight programs, benedictine monks in louisiana have banded in the middle of a fight. why have they become the most unlikely about was? nigeria is synonymous with oil. not only is it africa's largest crude oil producer, they are also one of the...
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ambassador to syria. thank you very much for joining me. let's start with the significance of the defection -- is this the sort of a drip drip defection that will eventually bring down the regime? >> it is not a drip drip defection, but psychologically it is very important because he is the son of the former minister of defense for 30 years who was the sunni face of the regime. therefore, they claim that this is a multi-sectarian, pan/arab -- pan-arab regime, not a narrow one. so the defection is a further stripping away of the veneer of legitimacy. >> presumably it is important because he is part of the inner circle, not just a military figure. >> he was part of the inner circle. he was sidelined some months ago, but what amazes me is that the regime, knowing his father and brother and sister lived abroad and his wife is in the route, did not have him under house arrest or did not have a monitor. it is amazing that he slipped away. >> the meeting was held in france, but at the same time the, the united nations has said that it wants to ref
ambassador to syria. thank you very much for joining me. let's start with the significance of the defection -- is this the sort of a drip drip defection that will eventually bring down the regime? >> it is not a drip drip defection, but psychologically it is very important because he is the son of the former minister of defense for 30 years who was the sunni face of the regime. therefore, they claim that this is a multi-sectarian, pan/arab -- pan-arab regime, not a narrow one. so the...
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there's been like i said more than a year of violence in syria. by some estimates 17,000 people have died but it's very difficult to point to even one concrete result that's come out of this pro sets. after reheard about the latest violence in hama we heard very strong words from hillary clinton from ban ki-moon, from kofi annan, all condemning the violence, condemning the government for its use of heavy weapons and helicopters. and hillary clinton in particular called on the security council, the u.n. security council to take firm action. she said history will judge this council if we sit by and do nothing. but those strong words really don't change the reality on the ground which is that over the course of this uprising, syria has proved largely impervious to this kind of pressure to this kind of diplomatic pressure. there's really no appetite for any sort of international military intervention like we saw in libya. several rounds of sanctions from the u.s. and other western countries have done nothing to stop the violence. and crucially, syria
there's been like i said more than a year of violence in syria. by some estimates 17,000 people have died but it's very difficult to point to even one concrete result that's come out of this pro sets. after reheard about the latest violence in hama we heard very strong words from hillary clinton from ban ki-moon, from kofi annan, all condemning the violence, condemning the government for its use of heavy weapons and helicopters. and hillary clinton in particular called on the security council,...
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libya isn't syria; syria isn't libya. it was a mistake to head to the united nations security council. >> ros we connue this ening with russia's ambassador to the united nations, vity churkin. >> if i understand our sort of mode of thinking correctly, you cannot expect or you can actual count on it if you're our ally that we're not going to turn around overnight and say, wl, you know, we've had good relations with you over the years but now thanks, no thanks, deal with your problems, we're not going to do anything about it. but it's not... again, it's very important to understand it's not our effort to support anybody specifically staying in power. >> rose: we conclude with a look back at the super bowl with espn's adam schefter. >> i think it was not a great game. i think there were so many mistakes made along the way. dropped balls,oaching errors, mistakes that it prevented it from being a game for the ages. but it had a dramatic ending with a real interesting, intriguing way that it ended with the failed hail mary and
libya isn't syria; syria isn't libya. it was a mistake to head to the united nations security council. >> ros we connue this ening with russia's ambassador to the united nations, vity churkin. >> if i understand our sort of mode of thinking correctly, you cannot expect or you can actual count on it if you're our ally that we're not going to turn around overnight and say, wl, you know, we've had good relations with you over the years but now thanks, no thanks, deal with your...
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. >> woodruff: then, we update the conflict in syria amid reports that weapons have landed in the hands of militants linked to al qaeda. >> suarez: publicity stunt or scientific achievement? hari sreenivasan talks to miles o'brien about yesterday's supersonic freefall. >> woodruff: and kwame holman remembers arlen specter, the independently minded pennsylvania senator who served as both a republican and a democrat. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> computing surrounds us. sometimes it's obvious and sometimes it's very surprising in where you find it. soon, computing intelligence in unexpected places will change our lives in truly profound ways. technology can provide customized experiences tailored to individual consumer preferences, igniting a world of possibilities from the inside out. sponsoring tomorrow, starts today. >> bnsf railway. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs sta
. >> woodruff: then, we update the conflict in syria amid reports that weapons have landed in the hands of militants linked to al qaeda. >> suarez: publicity stunt or scientific achievement? hari sreenivasan talks to miles o'brien about yesterday's supersonic freefall. >> woodruff: and kwame holman remembers arlen specter, the independently minded pennsylvania senator who served as both a republican and a democrat. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the...
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it can return to syria, iran. >> if this is happening in egypt, which was supposed to be the way democracy should transition, what does it mean for other countries in grappling with at the air of spring? >> it seemed so simple. this democratization is hard. the transition is hard. you had a transition where it did not go or anyone thought it would go. it seemed impossible that the military would stay in power. it seems that that is what is happening. >> what is going to be the impact of all of this on the presidential runoff coming this weekend? if the military remains in power, does it make the winner credible? does it give them legitimacy? does it take it away? >> there are some who say that the fix is in. this means that ahmed shafiq is going to win. others say that this will energize the muslim brotherhood. my guess is that the military would not have done this if they thought that they were on the press is of disaster. -- the press of this -- the precipice of disaster. they have enough confidence from they're pulling that they will get by this. the brotherhood seems to be keeping its
it can return to syria, iran. >> if this is happening in egypt, which was supposed to be the way democracy should transition, what does it mean for other countries in grappling with at the air of spring? >> it seemed so simple. this democratization is hard. the transition is hard. you had a transition where it did not go or anyone thought it would go. it seemed impossible that the military would stay in power. it seems that that is what is happening. >> what is going to be the...
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violence flared in syria today. activists reported approximately 80 people were killed by government forces in villages outside hama. that's in spite of an eight- week-old cease-fire agreement. earlier, u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner warned syria that the world will take action to end its now 15-month-long crackdown. in washington, geithner urged more than 55 countries to impose maximum financial pressure on the syrian regime. and he held open the possibility for further u.n. action. >> we gather in the shadow of a massacre. and nothing we say can adequately respond to such an event. nor can sanctions alone bring about the change we seek. but sanctions can play an important role. strong sanctions, effectively implemented, aggressively enforced, can help deprive the syrian regime of the resources it needs to sustain itself and to continue its repression of the syrian people. >> sreenivasan: u.n. peace envoy for syria kofi annan briefs the u.n. security council on syria tomorrow in new york. defense secretar
violence flared in syria today. activists reported approximately 80 people were killed by government forces in villages outside hama. that's in spite of an eight- week-old cease-fire agreement. earlier, u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner warned syria that the world will take action to end its now 15-month-long crackdown. in washington, geithner urged more than 55 countries to impose maximum financial pressure on the syrian regime. and he held open the possibility for further u.n. action....
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chief correspondent for nbc, richard engel, and members of his production crew have been freed from syria after being held captive for five days. they came under fire at a rebel checkpoint on monday. he said his captors talked openly about their loyalty to president assad. under hospital care after 4 -- after a stroke. there is discussion about whether to fly president talabani abroad for treatment appeared correct -- portrait and. -- for treatment. and pres. zuma and won comfortably, but many people question his role following allegations of corruption. jonathan edwards report. >> it could be the first world -- clean, tidy, prosperous. south africa's black middle class is now 3 million strong. this place is where the anc was founded a century ago. today, its leaders enjoy all the trappings of the area as they turn up for their conference. the anc remains remarkably relaxed, not even the discovery of a white extremist bomb plot has upset them. still, all is not well with the party. the president, jacob zuma, is being challenged by his deputy. president zuma himself has been strongly accus
chief correspondent for nbc, richard engel, and members of his production crew have been freed from syria after being held captive for five days. they came under fire at a rebel checkpoint on monday. he said his captors talked openly about their loyalty to president assad. under hospital care after 4 -- after a stroke. there is discussion about whether to fly president talabani abroad for treatment appeared correct -- portrait and. -- for treatment. and pres. zuma and won comfortably, but many...
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namely, whom do we involve with us in doing something hopefully constructive about syria? how do we negotiate with the iranians so that there is a positive outcome? how do we renew the peace process between the israelis and the palestinians? and it would be useful to hear the two candidates comment on each of these. >> brown: zbigniew brzezinski and walter russell mead, thanks so much. >> woodruff: next, the state of the middle class and the connection to trade and wages. we have been spent much time on the program chronicling the growing problems facing middle- class americans. tonight, we look at some explanations offered for that in a new book, "the betrayal of the american dream," by investigative reporters donald barlett and james steele. our economics correspondent paul solman sat down with them, part of his ongoing reporting, "making sense of financial news." >> reporter: the pulitzer prize winning barlett and steele first chronicled growing income inequality at the philadelphia inquirer and later at "time" magazine. they now work for upscale vanity fair. erbut it w
namely, whom do we involve with us in doing something hopefully constructive about syria? how do we negotiate with the iranians so that there is a positive outcome? how do we renew the peace process between the israelis and the palestinians? and it would be useful to hear the two candidates comment on each of these. >> brown: zbigniew brzezinski and walter russell mead, thanks so much. >> woodruff: next, the state of the middle class and the connection to trade and wages. we have...
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>> i think when they went back to their files is when they saw assad in syria. this is a regime that they like... that the iranians like and it's under deep trouble a assad went out and started shooting people. the iranians were a little more dignified about the thing or more subtle and the syrians kept coming. i think the iranians keep asking themselves... >> did we fold too quickly. >> yeah. let me come back to what happened with the covert action and the bombing of iran iranian scientists. it seems to me that the passion of the secretary of state's condemnation suggests that the united states knows that if it is, in fact, israel they're not going to come and ask permission or even tell them before they do it. do you think that's a fair reading? >> i think that's a perfectly fair reading. >> i do. and i think also she was quite annoyed by the timing of this thing because they were... bill burns was in istanbul. he was trying to actually work out something with the iranians and bingo, you've got this attack going on which if it is israel, they had to know that
>> i think when they went back to their files is when they saw assad in syria. this is a regime that they like... that the iranians like and it's under deep trouble a assad went out and started shooting people. the iranians were a little more dignified about the thing or more subtle and the syrians kept coming. i think the iranians keep asking themselves... >> did we fold too quickly. >> yeah. let me come back to what happened with the covert action and the bombing of iran...
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turkey retaliated again today for shelling coming from syria. it was the sixth day of cross- border strikes. the long-range skirmishes were sparked by syrian shells that landed in turkey last week, killing five civilians. immediately after, the turkish parliament approved military operations to combat the shelling. in ankara today, turkish president abdullah gul urged the international community to intervene in syria before things get even worse. >> the worst case scenario we've all been dreading is unfolding in syria right now. the syrian people are suffering greatly. as you've seen once in a while we're also affected. some of our citizens have died. >> sreenivasan: the u.n. secretary-general, ban ki-moon, also weighed in. he warned today that the escalating conflict along the turkish-syrian border is "extremely dangerous." a commercial cargo ship was en route to the international space station today on track to arrive wednesday. the falcon rocket, with its unmanned dragon capsule, was launched last night from cape canaveral, florida. it's the
turkey retaliated again today for shelling coming from syria. it was the sixth day of cross- border strikes. the long-range skirmishes were sparked by syrian shells that landed in turkey last week, killing five civilians. immediately after, the turkish parliament approved military operations to combat the shelling. in ankara today, turkish president abdullah gul urged the international community to intervene in syria before things get even worse. >> the worst case scenario we've all been...
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in syria, heavy air raids pounded the suburbs of damascus, syria, after a temporary truce collapsed over the weekend. this was supposed to be the fourth and final day of a u.n.- backed cease-fire, timed to coincide with a muslim holiday. but today, as many as 60 government air strikes hit rebel targets around the country. a car bomb also went off in the capital city, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 40 others. activists also reported at least 150 people were killed in violence on sunday. the city of san francisco celebrated the giants' latest world series championship today. fans poured into the streets last night after their team swept the detroit tigers. the giants won 4-3 in ten innings to take their second title in three years. no national league team had swept a world series since the 1990 cincinnati reds. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: it's become a ritual of modern presidential elections to look for an "october surprise," a late- breaking development that requires both sides to recalibrate. this year, it's come in the fo
in syria, heavy air raids pounded the suburbs of damascus, syria, after a temporary truce collapsed over the weekend. this was supposed to be the fourth and final day of a u.n.- backed cease-fire, timed to coincide with a muslim holiday. but today, as many as 60 government air strikes hit rebel targets around the country. a car bomb also went off in the capital city, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 40 others. activists also reported at least 150 people were killed in violence...
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israel saw an exchange of violence across syria this morning. officials here said that rockets may have come from egypt so people in israel are wondering (inaudible) and whether instphablt the region right now will lead to them having confrontations with more of the enemies than just those in the gaza strip. >> suarez: sheera frankel of the times of london. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> ifill: finally tonight, the toll of the meningitis outbreak. 32 people have died so far, and 450 others have been sickened. as many as 14,000 people may have been exposed to the drugs injected to ease back pain. the state of tennessee was especially hard hit with 13 deaths. newshour health correspondent betty ann bowser has a look at the personal impact there and the bigger questions surrounding this story. >> reporter: diana and wayne reed did everything together. they ate meals together, vacationed together, danced together, and, of course, raised their two sons, erik and kevin, together. so, 27 years ago, when wayne was diagnosed with amyotrophic lat
israel saw an exchange of violence across syria this morning. officials here said that rockets may have come from egypt so people in israel are wondering (inaudible) and whether instphablt the region right now will lead to them having confrontations with more of the enemies than just those in the gaza strip. >> suarez: sheera frankel of the times of london. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> ifill: finally tonight, the toll of the meningitis outbreak. 32 people have died...
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in syria, opposition leaders said today the government is misleading arab league peace monitors. activists said the regime is hiding armored vehicles and tanks in dugouts, and painting other vehicles in police colors to make it appear the army has pulled out of cities. the 100 peace monitors are on a month-long mission to try to ensure syria keeps an agreement to end its crackdown on protesters. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: even as the presidential campaign heats up, president obama and congressional republicans are at odds once again. this time it's part of a long- running battle over the president's nominees who've been blocked from confirmation. president obama chose the cleveland suburb of shaker heights, ohio to name the state's former attorney general richard cordray as director of the new consumer financial protection bureau. >> his job will be to protect families like yours from the abuses of the financial industry. his job will be to make sure you've got all the information you need to make important financial decisions. >> brow
in syria, opposition leaders said today the government is misleading arab league peace monitors. activists said the regime is hiding armored vehicles and tanks in dugouts, and painting other vehicles in police colors to make it appear the army has pulled out of cities. the 100 peace monitors are on a month-long mission to try to ensure syria keeps an agreement to end its crackdown on protesters. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: even as the...
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you have syria which is a sectarian ethnic stew. you have saudi arabia which you think of as natural but, in fact, is the contrivance of a family. and doesn't include all of the peninsula because you have yemen and all the gulf states. and the saudis look at their country as -- they see it -- they know how artificial it is. they look at iran, they know that they -- their youth have this toxic combination of social media and unemployment. which is like the worst combination you can have if you're a ruler trying to keep your family in power. >> rose: and 60% of the population is under 20. >> right, yes. whereas iran has gotten its population growth rated a mirbly under control. it has one of the largest populations in the middle east, like 75 million, but the rate at which that population is growing has slowed down to about 1% or a little bit more. >> rose: in the history of being on water, that was an important quality in projecting economic success. >> yes. coastal nations have an advantage. john keegan, who recently died, the great
you have syria which is a sectarian ethnic stew. you have saudi arabia which you think of as natural but, in fact, is the contrivance of a family. and doesn't include all of the peninsula because you have yemen and all the gulf states. and the saudis look at their country as -- they see it -- they know how artificial it is. they look at iran, they know that they -- their youth have this toxic combination of social media and unemployment. which is like the worst combination you can have if...
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a four-day cease-fire truce in syria scheduled to start this morning did not appear to hold, with violence happening across the country. the truce between government forces and rebels was slated to last through the muslim holiday of eid al-adha. a powerful car bomb tore through a neighborhood in damascus, killing at least ten people and reducing nearby buildings to rubble. more than 30 people, including children, were wounded. witnesses also reported new shelling in the central city of homs. a suicide bomb outside a mosque in northern afghanistan killed 41 people today. plumes of smoke rose in front of the mosque as people gathered to celebrate eid. many of the dead were policemen and soldiers. 56 others, including civilians, were wounded. in kabul, afghan president hamid karzai condemned the attack and made this appeal. >> i call on the taliban and other government opposition to stop the destruction of their own country. stop the killing of their people, stop destruction of their mosques, hospitals and schools, and stop working for the aims of foreigners. >> sreenivasan: also today, the t
a four-day cease-fire truce in syria scheduled to start this morning did not appear to hold, with violence happening across the country. the truce between government forces and rebels was slated to last through the muslim holiday of eid al-adha. a powerful car bomb tore through a neighborhood in damascus, killing at least ten people and reducing nearby buildings to rubble. more than 30 people, including children, were wounded. witnesses also reported new shelling in the central city of homs. a...